- FMA
- The Fabricator
- FABTECH
- Canadian Metalworking
Our Publications
Categories
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aluminum Welding
- Arc Welding
- Assembly and Joining
- Automation and Robotics
- Bending and Forming
- Consumables
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Electric Vehicles
- En Español
- Finishing
- Hydroforming
- Laser Cutting
- Laser Welding
- Machining
- Manufacturing Software
- Materials Handling
- Metals/Materials
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Plasma Cutting
- Power Tools
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Roll Forming
- Safety
- Sawing
- Shearing
- Shop Management
- Testing and Measuring
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Waterjet Cutting
Industry Directory
Webcasts
Podcasts
FAB 40
Advertise
Subscribe
Account Login
Search
More from The Fabricator
- From The Fabricator
Lincoln Electric names president of global automation
- Jan 22, 2015
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, a subsidiary of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., has promoted Steven B. Hedlund to senior vice president and president, global automation. Hedlund joined the company, a manufacturer of arc welding products, robotic arc welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel...
- From The Fabricator
Paul Mueller, founder of Paul Mueller Co., dies at age 99
- Jan 22, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Paul Mueller, founder of Paul Mueller Co., a stainless steel manufacturer in Springfield, Mo., died Jan. 19, 2015. Mueller began his career in 1938 as a salesman for Smith Heating in Springfield. He and co-worker Gordon Mann founded Mann & Mueller Heating and Sheet Metal Works in 1940. In 1943,...
- From The Fabricator
Sandmeyer Steel hires district sales manager for Canada
- Jan 22, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
Sandmeyer Steel Co., Philadelphia, a producer of stainless steel and nickel alloy plate products, has named Melanie Mitchell as district sales manager for Canada, replacing the retiring Adam Paterson, who served as the company’s manufacturer’s representative in Canada for more than 10 years....
- From The Fabricator
Art in motion
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 22, 2015
- Arc Welding
- Article
Welder and artist Ed Kidera uses his engineering background to create unusual works of art, many of which are dynamic rather than static.
- From The Fabricator
From the Web: Low wages ‘major’ issue; inside a 3-D machine shop; ‘craftsmanship is still around’
- By Vicki Bell
- Jan 22, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Highlights for fabricators from the past week’s Web articles— Low wages a major impediment to labor supply; inside Incodema 3D’s facility; job shop named best business in Blue Earth, Minn.; Mississippi shop grows, invests, hires; and craftsmanship is still around.
- From The Fabricator
Camfil APC promotes four to sales management posts
- Jan 22, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), Jonesboro, Ark., a global manufacturer of dust-, fume-, and mist-collection equipment, has promoted four members of its sales management team to new positions. John Dauber, who joined the company in 1998 and most recently headed up the U.S./Canada sales team,...
- From The Fabricator
OSG changes name to better reflect core competencies
- Jan 22, 2015
- Assembly and Joining
- News Release
OSG Tap & Die Inc., a manufacturer of taps, drills, end mills, dies, and indexable cutting tools in Glendale Heights, Ill., has changed its name to OSG USA Inc. to reflect the array of products and services that the company markets domestically. The company, a subsidiary of OSG Corp.,...
- From The Fabricator
Electron Beam Technologies appoints plant manager
- Jan 22, 2015
- Shop Management
- News Release
Kankakee, Ill.-based Electron Beam Technologies Inc., an OEM supplier of coaxial/composite welding cables and conduit systems for automation, has named Jay Flahive as plant manager. Flahive has more than 17 years of experience in industrial management, including a background in lean Six Sigma...
- From The Fabricator
Metal fabricators spend big to build capacity
- By Tim Heston
- Jan 22, 2015
- Shop Management
- Article
Overall projected capital spending growth has slowed from the dramatic rebound seen postrecession, but the growth continues, especially in capacity-building equipment.
- From The Fabricator
Getting back to basics—Human element enhances a machine’s potential
- By Josh Welton
- Jan 22, 2015
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
In 2014 media headlines claimed that Toyota was replacing robots with humans in its factories. Not so, but the real story is important and encouraging.
- From The Fabricator
Okuma America names controls product specialist
- Jan 22, 2015
- Machining
- News Release
Charlotte, N.C.-based Okuma America Corp., a CNC machine tool manufacturer, has appointed Brad Klippstein as controls product specialist. He is responsible for educating and training customers and distributors about the company’s PC-based, open-architecture THINC®-OSP CNC. The CNC is capable...
- From The Fabricator
Automated tooling setup for press brakes
- By Dan Davis
- Jan 22, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
As metal fabricators look to increase throughput in their bending departments while also facing a dearth of seasoned press brake operators, they may find their answer in the form of automated tooling change technology now found on the latest generation of brakes.
- From The Fabricator
Ball participates in shared vision for aluminum sustainability
- Jan 22, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- News Release
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), in collaboration with Ball Corp., Broomfield, Colo., and other aluminum industry firms, has introduced new, comprehensive criteria for a global standard for sustainable aluminum production that will further improve environmental, social, and governance...
- From The Fabricator
Stamper reduces reliance on appliance with 3-D die design software
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 22, 2015
- Bending and Forming
- Article
SolidWorks-based Logopress3™ software with blank prediction, flattening and unbending, round draw, dynamic interference detection and animation, and strip layout capabilities helped Universal Metal Products accelerate its die design and improve accuracy.
- From The Fabricator
Extra features added to horizontal band saw
- Jan 22, 2015
- Sawing
- Product Release
Behringer has added more standard features to its HBE Dynamic series horizontal band saws. The saws now include automatic precision servo downfeed control and blade protection sensor technology. A sensor-driven cutting pressure control is located at the back of the saw blade. Positioning the...
subscribe now
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscription- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 03/26/2024
- Running Time:
- 67:51
This week on The Fabricator Podcast, Jason Becker, host of the Arc Junkies Podcast and owner of Underground...
- Industry Events
Coil Processing Workshop & Tours
- April 2 - 3, 2024
- Corpus Christi, TX
GOLF4MFG South
- April 15, 2024
- Charlotte, NC
16th Annual Safety Conference
- April 30 - May 1, 2024
- Elgin,
Pipe and Tube Conference
- May 21 - 22, 2024
- Omaha, NE
World-Class Roll Forming Workshop
- June 5 - 6, 2024
- Louisville, KY
- Upcoming Webcasts
Nitrogen Generation for Laser Cutting: Navigating System Design for YOUR Operation
- April 24, 2024
- Sponsored
- Presented By: Purity Gas